H aluk Bayraktar is a Turkish defense industry executive and the CEO of Baykar, the company that has become world-famous for its highly effective combat drones, particularly the Bayraktar TB2. He runs the company with his brother, Selçuk Bayraktar, who is the company's chief technology officer and the son-in-law of Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan. The company was founded by their late father.

As CEO, Haluk has been the business and strategic leader behind the company's transformation from a small auto parts manufacturer into a global defense technology powerhouse. The Bayraktar TB2 drone gained massive international prominence for its decisive role in several recent conflicts, including the Nagorno-Karabakh war and the war in Ukraine, where it became a symbol of resistance. The massive international demand for the company's drones has led to a surge in its valuation and has made the Bayraktar brothers billionaires and major figures in the global arms industry.